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Dartmouth, Devon [3]

Mount Moriac Victoria [3]

York Western Australia [3]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Draycott, Somerset [2]

Durham, Durham [2]

North Shields, Northumberland [2]

Richmond, Surrey [2]

Stawell Victoria [2]

Albany Western Australia [1]

Almstock, Devon [1]

Axminster, Devon [1]

Bath [1]

Bow, London [1]

Brixham, Devon [1]

Brixham, Devon, England [1]

Burnham, Somerset [1]

Campberwell England [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Dorking, Surrey [1]

East Greenwich, Kent [1]

Eastville, Bristol [1]

Edington, Somerset [1]

Eglescombe Bath, Somerset [1]

Essex, England [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Fareham, Hampshire [1]

Fremantle Western Australia [1]

Freshwater Isle of Wight [1]

Freshwater, Isle of Wight [1]

Freshwater, Isle of Wright [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Geelong Victoria [1]

Glastonbury, Somerset [1]

Gorseinon, Glamorgan [1]

Hoxton, Shoreditch [1]

Kennington, London [1]

Kingsbridge, Devon [1]

Leeds England [1]

Llanfair P G, Anglesey [1]

Mark, Highbridge, Somerset [1]

Melford, Suffolk [1]

Moe Victoria [1]

Mountain Ash, Glamorganshire [1]

Mountain Ash, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Newport Isle of Wight [1]

North Petherton, Somerset [1]

North Shields, Northumberland, England [1]

Rank

Private [192]

Gunner [27]

Driver [26]

Serjeant [17]

Sapper [15]

Corporal [13]

Lance Corporal [8]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Lieutenant [6]

Pioneer [6]

Captain [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Bugler [2]

Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bombardier [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Rifleman [1]

Saddler Corporal [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Trooper [1]

Trumpeter [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [35]

Devonshire Regiment [30]

Army Service Corps [27]

Somerset Light Infantry [27]

Royal Engineers [24]

Labour Corps [22]

London Regiment [15]

Royal Garrison Artillery [14]

Royal Army Medical Corps [12]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Durham Light Infantry [9]

Gloucestershire Regiment [9]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [9]

Royal Horse Artillery [9]

Hampshire Regiment [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

Welsh Regiment [7]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4]

Royal North Devon Yeomanry [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Hampshire Yeomanry [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Hussars [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Service

British Army [317]

Royal Navy [48]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [20]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18]

Australian Imperial Force [14]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

H [427]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [417]

Merchant Navy [7]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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Place of birth

Dartmouth, Devon [3] Mount Moriac Victoria [3] York Western Australia [3] Bath, Somerset [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Draycott, Somerset [2] Durham, Durham [2] North Shields, Northumberland [2] Richmond, Surrey [2] Stawell Victoria [2] Albany Western Australia [1] Almstock, Devon [1] Axminster, Devon [1] Bath [1] Bow, London [1] Brixham, Devon [1] Brixham, Devon, England [1] Burnham, Somerset [1] Campberwell England [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Dorking, Surrey [1] East Greenwich, Kent [1] Eastville, Bristol [1] Edington, Somerset [1] Eglescombe Bath, Somerset [1] Essex, England [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Fareham, Hampshire [1] Fremantle Western Australia [1] Freshwater Isle of Wight [1] Freshwater, Isle of Wight [1] Freshwater, Isle of Wright [1] Fulham, London [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Geelong Victoria [1] Glastonbury, Somerset [1] Gorseinon, Glamorgan [1] Hoxton, Shoreditch [1] Kennington, London [1] Kingsbridge, Devon [1] Leeds England [1] Llanfair P G, Anglesey [1] Mark, Highbridge, Somerset [1] Melford, Suffolk [1] Moe Victoria [1] Mountain Ash, Glamorganshire [1] Mountain Ash, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Newport Isle of Wight [1] North Petherton, Somerset [1] North Shields, Northumberland, England [1]

Rank

Private [192] Gunner [27] Driver [26] Serjeant [17] Sapper [15] Corporal [13] Lance Corporal [8] Second Lieutenant [7] Lieutenant [6] Pioneer [6] Captain [5] Acting Corporal [4] Company Serjeant Major [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Bugler [2] Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bombardier [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Rifleman [1] Saddler Corporal [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Trooper [1] Trumpeter [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [35] Devonshire Regiment [30] Army Service Corps [27] Somerset Light Infantry [27] Royal Engineers [24] Labour Corps [22] London Regiment [15] Royal Garrison Artillery [14] Royal Army Medical Corps [12] Machine Gun Corps [10] Durham Light Infantry [9] Gloucestershire Regiment [9] Royal Berkshire Regiment [9] Royal Horse Artillery [9] Hampshire Regiment [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] Welsh Regiment [7] Royal Fusiliers [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [5] South Wales Borderers [5] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4] Royal North Devon Yeomanry [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Canadian Infantry [3] Essex Regiment [3] Hampshire Yeomanry [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Hussars [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Army Veterinary Corps [2] Royal Defence Corps [2]

Service

British Army [317] Royal Navy [48] Canadian Expeditionary Force [20] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18] Australian Imperial Force [14] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

H [427] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [417] Merchant Navy [7] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Charles Henry Heal

Born 1878

Died 1915

British Army 5006 Warrant Officer Class 2 South Wales Borderers

British Army 5006 Colour Serjeant South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Stephen Henry Heal

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 73320

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John Harold Heal

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32625

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Wilfred Heal

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 89858

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Herbert Heal

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 30286 Private Devonshire Regiment 4th Battalion

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Walter Heal

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 5962 Private London Regiment

British Army 5962 Private First Surrey Rifles 2nd/21st Battalion London Regiment

British Army 5962 Rifleman London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles)

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Gilbert James Heal

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 114573

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Walter George Heal

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 166058

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Albert Arnold Heal

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 53413 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Ronald George Heal

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 29990 Private Somerset Light Infantry 8th Btn

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William Ronner Heal

Died 1914

British Army 8108 Lance Serjeant Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 8108 Serjeant Dorsetshire Regiment

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Tom Heal

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 11530 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 11530 Lance Corporal Devonshire Regiment

British Army 11530 Lance Corporal Devonshire Regment 1st Battalion

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Frank Sidney George Heal

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 9909 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Arthur Edward Heal

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 201861 Private Essex Regiment

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Sidney Heal

Died 1917

British Army 32199 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Frank Ewart Stanley Heal

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 51095 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 46015 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Frederick John Heal

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 9060 Bugler London Regiment

British Army 9060 Private London Regiment

British Army 9060 Bugler London Regiment 5th (City of London) Battalion (London Rifle Brigade)

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William George Heal

Died 1918

British Army 49764 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Percy John Heal

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 109524

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Frederick George Jr Heal

Born 1887

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 28746

Canadian Expeditionary Force 28746 Private Canadian Infantry

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